The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 22

After getting back to the apartment, I’d barely set down my things before my phone began to ring. I groaned, not having the patience for any human interaction. It didn’t help that the plane ride home had left me exhausted.

With a sigh, I grabbed it from out of my bag. I barely registered the name on the screen before I thoughtlessly picked up the call.

“Hello?” I said, dropping my keys on the counter. I hurried over to the kitchen and opened the fridge. “This is Evie.”

“Hi, Evie,” Timothy’s voice came through and I nearly dropped the bottle of fruit juice I had grabbed.

I placed the container on the counter and cleared my throat. “Timothy. Hi.”

“Sorry, this is sudden. Considering I just saw you,” he said with a laugh. “I was wondering if you had time this week to discuss the case a bit further?”

“Of course.” I grabbed a glass from the pantry and filled it up with the juice. “Just give me a time, and I’ll likely be free.””

He hummed thoughtfully. “Tonight at four sound good? At the firm?”

“Sounds perfect.” I took a sip of my juice and cringed at how squeaky my voice had sounded.

“Great,” he said, then there was a pause. It seemed neither of us was ready to hang up, at least immediately.

Finally, I spoke up, taking advantage of the silence. “Thank you, by the way.”

“Hm?”

“For yesterday. With my panic attack…you helped a lot.”

I couldn’t see his face, but I could envision the smile that he had grown just based on his tone. “It was no problem,” he said gently.

My grip tightened on my phone and I pressed it closer to my ear. “I’ll talk to you later.”

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of

onto the kitchen floor and pulled my knees. to my chin. I had just taken my anxiety

across the screen. I opened the text up and

I’m playing nice for now, but

sat on my screen. There had been several

lovely

you? I’m not into making calls, bad reception and all,

Coco. I’m not

thumbs were poised over the screen. Part of me wanted to respond and tell him to back off, but the other saw an even worse reaction from him if I

that way.

steadying my breaths as they grew shallower. Even from afar, Bruce managed to make me feel disgusted with myself. Wherever he was, darkness

to consume me, with every twisted fiber of

jump and drop my cellphone.

one of the thin skillets. Slowly, I hauled myself up and made my

surprising the man on the other

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It takes a few blinks before the man is clear again, this

dangling from his neck and a notebook tucked under his arm. “We received a

an ‘Evie‘

apologized to. We’ve been looking around trying to find her, but some guy was generous enough to

starting to spin, having all those eyes watching me from my doorstep. Hesitantly, I stepped forward and looked at the display

grass and blankets strewn about. They had even set up a small campfire where two reporters

camping

other news station’s going to get the scoop before we do!” He lifted his camera and snapped another picture, then grinned at

can’t be serious!” I cried out. “Go

me, his camera now trained on

in his face before he could get any closer, then locked the door. for security. I knew the press was fierce when

something to do with myself. Any distraction was welcome, whether it was cleaning or folding laundry. The time eventually came for me to head over to the firm,

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